Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra (CSMN)
Higher education centre in Pamplona, Spain
The Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra (CSMN) is the higher music conservatory of Navarre, on Paseo Antonio Pérez Goyena in Pamplona. It trains professional musicians in classical, traditional and modern music, and teaches higher music degrees (enseñanzas artísticas superiores de música) in five areas:
- Interpretación Clásico (Classical Performance)
- Interpretación Jazz (Jazz Performance)
- Composición (Composition)
- Musicología (Musicology)
- Pedagogía (Music Education)
Performance places cover a wide range of instruments, from orchestral instruments, piano, organ and harpsichord to jazz instruments, electric bass, drums and the txistu. Students can take more than one degree at the same time. Teaching is in Spanish, and the entrance exams are held entirely in Spanish.
Admission requires the Bachillerato or an equivalent qualification and a specific entrance exam; younger applicants with exceptional musical ability can access through a dedicated test. The CSMN is a member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires (AEC) and holds the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021-2027, with study, placement and teaching mobilities and a procedure for incoming students.
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Programmes
- Interpretación Clásico: accordion, harp, voice, clarinet, harpsichord, double bass, bassoon, recorder, flute, guitar, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, horn, trumpet, tuba, txistu, violin, viola and cello
- Interpretación Jazz: electric bass, drums, jazz voice, jazz double bass, electric guitar, jazz piano, jazz saxophone, jazz trombone and jazz trumpet
- Composición (5 places)
- Musicología (5 places)
- Pedagogía (20 places)
Admission
- Bachillerato, the university entrance exam for people over 25, a higher arts or university degree, or a técnico superior qualification
- Passing the specific entrance exam, valid only for the year it is held; the Título Profesional de Música adds to the final mark
- Applicants aged 16 to 18 with exceptional musical ability (precocidad extraordinaria) can access by passing a dedicated test
Language requirements
Studies are taught in Spanish, and the entrance exams are held entirely in Spanish.